Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-26

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The serious affections which seine
times foilgw scarlet fever are often d.
rertly t-1ceatse 70 careless nursing
Improper food. chill. or want q strict
attention 10 eseanGness. may cause ,
ease 70 terminate fatally that would
have eraed n recovery 4 i1dlciOus
care had been used
In chEldren the disease i apt 20 be-
Ksn With vomiting. felioEcd b. high
fever. The chld shnuid hs put - bed
II > ven ventilated roozH with an open
fireplace, II possible. aAd without .
earpst: 4 Ere lighted, o. IN summer q
lamp kept burning ~ the grates and
fhe tesnperaturs af IS degrees. The
Sufferer should BE laid On q double
blanket AMI covered with . single one
the night-siress removed He should
he gently hafhei with warm water. the
hanG holding she sponge being passed
under the covering. Only a small sur
face must Be vet AZ once. aud dried
before proceeding further. Care must
be taken that DO part q the body = ex-
posed to the air. 81 being done under
the blanket and the night-dress and
bedcinthes should be replaced before Il
Is drawn away.
One window should Be constantly
open an inch or two from the top.
screen being used 70 keep OF any draft
from the bed. Three times 4 day the
patient must be protected nv an extra
wrap covering the face. and the window
thrown wide open, the covering being
kept on until the room Is again az s.
degrees.
The rash appears on the second day
on the neck and upper part Of the chest.
II does not feel raised 10 the touch. and
when the skin Is pressed Il disappears
for a moment. IL usually reaches It's
height about the fifth day. The i'm
tatiOn Is relieved BY rubbing with
lard, sweet oil. cocoanut oil or vaseiin,
and the sponge bath given each day.
The child should On no account be
allowed 10 get out OF bed for a moment.
Appliances can be bought at any china
shop which render this unnecessary.
Carbolie acid must be put into every
vessel before Il i used, and the con-
tents Immediately disposed Of where
they can do no harm They should not
be allowed % remain for an instant in
the sick-room. II is a good plan 10
put a flannel jacket over the night
dress. changing II often. Fresh bed
linen or clothing must be well warmed
before It Is put on.
Sore throat Is usually troublesome
symptom. Even when no complaint
il made the throat should be frequently
examined, aschildren have been known
70 die Of sore throat without having
complained Of pain there. Warm ap-
plications are generally prescribed for
its relief; hannels wrung out Of hot
water. haxseed or hop poultices. What
ever application Is used must bs
changed before il grows cold. fresh
one being brought 10 the bedside be
fore the other Il taken of. Cold watel
may be given freely, small pieces ol
ice, and lemonade made from lemons
not from acids. When the skin begin,
10 peel of. cold must be carefully
guarded against. The heat Of tbs
room should be increased TO 20 de
grees. fresh air being stu admitted
and the patient kept in bed and no
allowed 20 get up until desquamation
as this process Is called, is completed
The bathing must be continued.
Liquid food is given during the ear
lier stages. Mix should be the chic
reliance, either quite alone OF with thu
whites OF eggs or a whole egg heater
and mixed with glass Of milk II I
does not digest, four tahlesoonfuls o.
lime water NAV be added 10 a quart
II can be varied with beef tea, CHECKER
broth or mutton broth. made into grus
with corn starch OF oatmeal, or sweet
ened and favored with rosewater Of
vanilla for a change. However used
milk must he the principal article o.
diet until the doctor permits solid food
10 be taken. as II IL the only one
that can supply sufficient nourish-
ment
Scarlet fever being a terribly infec-
tious disease, the sufferer must be $50
lated from the very beginning, and not
allowed 10 join the family for at least
five weeks IN the most favorable case
II this rule Is rigidly adhered to, il will
save much suffering from the spread
Of this dreaded disorder. No fumiga-
ton can be relied upon 20 disinfect
articles that have been used in the
| sick-room.
Those that cannot be washed, par
ticularly the mattresses, must be
burned; the others boiled in a strong
solution Of carbolic acid. The floor
| and woodwork must be washed with
the same, and the ceiling whitewashed
with lime.